Today in the news: New York shooting suspect killed in police standoff

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Kiowa County Signal - Kiowa County, KS

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Posted Mar. 14, 2013 at 5:05 PM

Posted Mar. 14, 2013 at 5:05 PM

News to know

The man responsible for the upstate New York shooting spree has been killed in a shootout with police, The Associated Press reports. The motive behind Kurt Myers' rampage, which killed four and injured at least two others, is still unknown. Police say Myers set fire to his apartment in the village of Mohawk before shooting victims at two different locations in nearby Herkimer.

Quote of note

"They have done this before. We are fully prepared to defend our aircraft. We were definitely in international airspace." - An unnamed U.S. official, commenting on reports that Iranian military aircraft confronted a U.S. drone over the Persian Gulf, according to CNN.